This study is about jemparingan. Jemparingan or Mataraman style traditional archery is one of traditional activities, centered in Keraton Kesultanan (Yogyakarta Royal Palace) and Pakualaman, Indonesia. The aim of this research was to discuss the perspective of Kawruh Jiwa Ki Ageng Suryomentaram (KAS) on ‘mindfulness as the synergy between the philosophy of jemparingan and how the players of jemparingan valuing their life through the philosophy’. Kawruh Jiwa of KAS is closely related to Javanese traditional values. It is emphasizes on understanding important things that often determines people’s ability to know and recognize their self/soul. Therefore Kawruh Jiwa was choosen to be the perspective of analysing mindfulness of Jemparingan players. This study used qualitative pheno-ethnography based on two reasons. First, the phenomenological approach as a method of research focuses on the processes and interactive events through the individual experience. Second, etnography approach as the extensive study towards natural behaviour in specific culture or certain social group enable this study to analyse individual experience in order to reveal the behaviour pattern. Two main participants involved in this research are jemparingan players and located in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Data collection was done through observation and interviews. The results found that the philosophy of jemparingan has value that can be used by jemparingan players to give the meaning of their life. Unfortunately, not all of jemparingan players are aware about the philosophy of jemparingan. If the players aware about the philosophy, they will be able to find the meaning of life. Eventually, there are two choices for jemparingan players. They use mindfulness to do jemparingan or through jemparingan they found mindfulness.

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